Sri LankaMember of ParliamentIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiEastern Province · Trincomalee DistrictMember of Parliament
K. S. Kugathasan
Profile
Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan is a Sri Lankan politician and social activist serving as a Member of Parliament for the Trincomalee District since July 2024. A long-time member of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi, he previously held leadership roles in the Gandhiyam Movement and co-founded the Organization for Eelam Refugees Rehabilitation (OfERR) in India. Following a period of exile in Canada, where he worked in education and immigrant settlement, he returned to Sri Lanka to focus on regional development and political advocacy.
Details
- Born
- 1953-10-16 · 72 years old
- Birth place
- Thiriyai, Sri Lanka
- Education
- University of Colombo (Bachelor of Arts in planning and administration); Madurai Kamaraj University (Master of Arts in political sciences)
- Career
- Social activist, Co-ordinator for Eastern Province Development Affairs, teacher, and coordinator for immigrant settlement programs in Canada